Additional enforcement stops drunk drivers in Marion County

Four citations issued for operating vehicles while intoxicated

1:27 AM,
Mar. 19, 2014

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Marion Star staff report

Local law enforcement caught four driving drunk after one of the largest drinking holidays on the calendar.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Ohio Highway Patrol increased their patrol numbers to stop drunken drivers during St. Patrick's Day festivities last weekend.

Maj. Aaron Corwin with the sheriff's office said deputies made 52 total stops Saturday and Monday. Two drivers received citations for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Two others received citations for speeding. ...